My daily email from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales included this little attention grabber this morning: I followed the link and
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Food prices are falling dramatically on world markets. Why then is UK food price inflation running at 19%?
I had a quick check of some key food prices on international markets as a result of comments left on this blog with regard to
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The UK undertaxes wealth – so why do politicians deny it?
Regular commentator JenW posted this comment on the blog yesterday: I sent an email to my MP regarding a wealth tax. His response, by letter,
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Money Worries
I have published a new edition of The Account this morning titled ‘Money Worries’. This is available here: This is the transcript (near enough): I
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AI could be a big boost to the NatCs
Two articles that were well worth reading in the Guardian have had me thinking. The first of them is by Nesrine Malik, and I strongly
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Why isn’t the cost of living crisis apparently hitting banks?
Although interest rates have gone through the roof, and the consequence for mortgage borrowers has been widely reported, there has not been the rise in
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Why do we let the food industry bloat us and GDP?
I stayed overnight in Sheffield on Wednesday as my inaugural lecture (which went well) finished too late to allow for a comfortable return home. On
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Could hate win?
The obvious question to ask after this week’s National Conservative conference is how far can hate take the right? It was, after all, the one
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Carbon offsetting is just an excuse for inaction: real change to business processes is needed
I noted the Guardian reporting this week that: Adverts that claim products are carbon neutral using offsets are to be banned by the UK’s advertising
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